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what's secretary kerry's main priority in dealing with sergey lavrov? >> reporter: that's right, wolf. they're just wrapping up their third meeting of the day, and now secretary kerry will be huddling with the french, the german, the british foreign ministers all in an effort to try and get some diplomatic process going. and deescalate the situation. his single sales objective for the russian foreign minister is to get him to sit down with the ukrainian foreign minister. as we know, the ukrainian foreign minister flew with secretary kerry to kiev last night, waiting all day, wants to sit down with the russian foreign minister, try and get some dialogue going. try and deescalate the situation. but so far, foreign minister lavrov is not biting, wolf. >> so we expect they will come out and hold a joint news conference, or kerry will have his own news conference. do we know? >> reporter: well, secretary kerry's news conference was supposed to start about 15 minutes ago. but he just wrapped up his meeting with foreign minister lavrov and now going over to th
what's secretary kerry's main priority in dealing with sergey lavrov? >> reporter: that's right, wolf. they're just wrapping up their third meeting of the day, and now secretary kerry will be huddling with the french, the german, the british foreign ministers all in an effort to try and get some diplomatic process going. and deescalate the situation. his single sales objective for the russian foreign minister is to get him to sit down with the ukrainian foreign minister. as we know, the...
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and now we're hearing from the ukrainian acting leader, we're hearing from sergey lavrov, the russian foreign minister. moscow is insisting it isn't behind the unrest in eastern ukraine, but ukraine and the west don't believe them. a lot of new details this morning. sort through it for us. >> reporter: well, sergey lavrov has just been making various statements, accusing the west of hypocrisy in this, saying that russia does not want to destabilize ukraine, that it's not in its interests to see the situation there unravel further, and really, that the question should be handed over to the ukrainian people about how they want to devise their future. russia's saying that the west really needs to take responsibility for any calls to use force against their own people. now, russia considers the government in kiev to be illegitimate. they characterize them as neo-nazis and fascists, and that kind of language hasn't changed. but you know, what we've seen from russia over the last few weeks is a shift, really, from what they were saying, which was that they could intervene militarily, should
and now we're hearing from the ukrainian acting leader, we're hearing from sergey lavrov, the russian foreign minister. moscow is insisting it isn't behind the unrest in eastern ukraine, but ukraine and the west don't believe them. a lot of new details this morning. sort through it for us. >> reporter: well, sergey lavrov has just been making various statements, accusing the west of hypocrisy in this, saying that russia does not want to destabilize ukraine, that it's not in its interests...
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>> we will wait and see the west's response to sergey lavrov's comments that he has made. >>> and stay with us we'll turn our attention to the situation in gaza right after this. >>> and welcome ers in the u.s. and around the world. >> we're closely monitoring the situation in gaza, the u.n. security council held an emergency meeting about three and a half hours ago. >> the acting president read a statement calling for an immediate and unconditional cease-fire between israel and hamas. the council also expressed grave concern for human life. both israel and hamas accuse each other of violating the truce. >> now despite the u.n.'s call for a cease-fire, israel targeted gaza for rockets. >> you heard, i believe, a deflected rocket attack this morning. walk us through the status of the fighting today. >> reporter: yeah, we've actually heard that siren here in ashkelon this morning. and the idf forces responded by targeting the launch site. but that's really been the extent of it. and overnight, it's actually been quite quiet. so what seems to be happening is sort of a de-escalation. where
>> we will wait and see the west's response to sergey lavrov's comments that he has made. >>> and stay with us we'll turn our attention to the situation in gaza right after this. >>> and welcome ers in the u.s. and around the world. >> we're closely monitoring the situation in gaza, the u.n. security council held an emergency meeting about three and a half hours ago. >> the acting president read a statement calling for an immediate and unconditional...
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in that conversation with john kerry, yesterday, sergey lavrov denied using weapons. we invited monitors to come to two check points along the border to see for themselves. we have had international monitors inspect these areas in the past. in an era we live in now, you can prove this thing either way, it should be clear where the truth lies. so, you know, continued policy from russia denying it's involved, pressing kiev to sit down with the pro-russian separatists and try to find negotiated settlement, which takes into account a process of constitutional reform. it's something russia has been calling for all along in this process. and saying that ukraine is the one who is encouraging the conflict and continuing to shell its own civilians and clearly, you know, we are seeing evidence of that on the ground today as nick was reporting. >> diane, i'm wondering if he said anything or if you are hearing from officials there from russia about these ratcheted up sanctions that we are expecting to come from the u.s. and particularly the eu, led by germany. before today, reall
in that conversation with john kerry, yesterday, sergey lavrov denied using weapons. we invited monitors to come to two check points along the border to see for themselves. we have had international monitors inspect these areas in the past. in an era we live in now, you can prove this thing either way, it should be clear where the truth lies. so, you know, continued policy from russia denying it's involved, pressing kiev to sit down with the pro-russian separatists and try to find negotiated...
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secretary john kerry spoke by phone with sergei lavrov on tuesday. he urged moscow to tone down the harsh rhetoric and called on them to lay down their weapons and give back the government buildings they've seized. >> ukraine's interim president is urging a crackdown on the places he's gathered. authorities say the bodies showed signs of torture. meantime, nato is deploying part of its nato action resource to the baltic sea. russia has deployed tens of thousands of troops in cities along its border with ukraine. moscow says that's all part of a military exercise. >>> the u.s. is taking steps of its own to try to send a message to moscow, do your part to ease the tensions in ukraine. besides boosting u.s. forces in neighboring countries, vice president joe biden paid a visit to kiev. chief u.s. security correspondent jim schuter reports. >> reporter: mass gunmen still walk the streets in the east and occupy government buildings there. it's a situation the vice president demanded russia stop. >> we call on russia to stop supporting men hiding behind ma
secretary john kerry spoke by phone with sergei lavrov on tuesday. he urged moscow to tone down the harsh rhetoric and called on them to lay down their weapons and give back the government buildings they've seized. >> ukraine's interim president is urging a crackdown on the places he's gathered. authorities say the bodies showed signs of torture. meantime, nato is deploying part of its nato action resource to the baltic sea. russia has deployed tens of thousands of troops in cities along...
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john kerry and sergei lavrov are meeting in london today. the secretary of state and russian foreign minister are working to find a solution of this on going crisis over crimea. so far, they have not reached an agreement. you can see the live picture. we are waiting to get these comments from secretary kerry. he is gog speak from london. we will bring that to you as soon as he begins speaking. >> these discussions are happening as russia is shipping more troops and armor into c crimea. they are warning vladimir putin about possible sanctions. so far, he is showing no signs of withdrawing troops. he gets ready for a referendum to join russia on sunday. to south africa, it is the end of week two. prosecutors are trying to prove that oscar pistorius murdered his girlfriend and did not mistake her for an intruder. >> this is the same official as he was accused of mishandling evidence. defense lawyers pounded on his credibility. this trial was expected to last another week. >> an auto safety group says more than 300 people have died because of a
john kerry and sergei lavrov are meeting in london today. the secretary of state and russian foreign minister are working to find a solution of this on going crisis over crimea. so far, they have not reached an agreement. you can see the live picture. we are waiting to get these comments from secretary kerry. he is gog speak from london. we will bring that to you as soon as he begins speaking. >> these discussions are happening as russia is shipping more troops and armor into c crimea....
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the foreign minister of russia, sergey lavrov is speaking right now about russia invading ukraine. what is he saying? >> reporter: absolutely. russia is deny thing that it is mounting incursion into eastern ukraine as nato is suggesting. a few moments ago, he said the satellite pictures that nato ambassadors are poring over have been pulled from a computer game. we have to say the satellite images that have been shown to us by nato are commercial satellite pictures, not military. it raises the question why they are showing these pictures and not from their own intelligence. maybe we will get answers to that. the emergency meeting with nato has gone long. we were expecting a statement a few moments ago. that has not come through yet. that's delayed another 45 minutes. right now, the evidence that we are told that the nato ambassadors are poring over are pictures showing 1,000 combat troops inside eastern ukraine pulling heavy weaponry and heavy artillery pieces. add to that claim that is up to 4,000 russian troops on vacation volunteered to fight in ukraine. that brings this picture
the foreign minister of russia, sergey lavrov is speaking right now about russia invading ukraine. what is he saying? >> reporter: absolutely. russia is deny thing that it is mounting incursion into eastern ukraine as nato is suggesting. a few moments ago, he said the satellite pictures that nato ambassadors are poring over have been pulled from a computer game. we have to say the satellite images that have been shown to us by nato are commercial satellite pictures, not military. it...
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russian foreign minister sergei lavrov told lawmakers the move is necessary to protect ethnic russians. meantime, u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon is headed to kiev today after meeting with russian president vladimir putin in moscow. the european union is ratcheting up the pressure on russia over its annexation of crimea. e.u. leaders announced a new round of sanctions against moscow thursday and say they plan to sign a political association pact with ukraine. nina december santos reported on that from brussels. >> reporter: leaders agreed to add 12 names to the list of individuals who will be facing sanctions. we're talking visa bans, travel restrictions and asset freezes for their role in russia's incursion into ukraine's crimean peninsula. now, officially the list will not be disseminated until at least friday. that is in accordance to an agreement between the 28 heads of state and government. but already cnn understands the number of key individuals very close to the russian president vladimir putin will be included in this list of sanctions. these include the likes of the speake
russian foreign minister sergei lavrov told lawmakers the move is necessary to protect ethnic russians. meantime, u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon is headed to kiev today after meeting with russian president vladimir putin in moscow. the european union is ratcheting up the pressure on russia over its annexation of crimea. e.u. leaders announced a new round of sanctions against moscow thursday and say they plan to sign a political association pact with ukraine. nina december santos reported on...
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lavrov. again, no breakthrough, although body language can't argue not bad. this was the photo op anyway. finally, a picture that would seem to say it all. take a look at that, an aged warship deliberately scuttled by russian forces at the mouth of the crimea inlet blocking a fleet of ukrainian ships on the inside. i want to starthis hour at the white house. michelle, this diplomatic shot at the white house, tell me how significant this is. >> yeah, this is really a first step. and you may say it's the first step in sanctions, but we've seen small steps over the past several days beginning with remember the u.s. saying, well, we're not going to participate in meetings leading up to the g-8 and then went a step further saying we're not going to participate in trade talks or energy talks with russia. these things are important, but many analysts say what is this going to do to change the behavior russia's been on? possibly nothing at all. you saw the picture of the warship, some might call that
lavrov. again, no breakthrough, although body language can't argue not bad. this was the photo op anyway. finally, a picture that would seem to say it all. take a look at that, an aged warship deliberately scuttled by russian forces at the mouth of the crimea inlet blocking a fleet of ukrainian ships on the inside. i want to starthis hour at the white house. michelle, this diplomatic shot at the white house, tell me how significant this is. >> yeah, this is really a first step. and you...
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lavrov. the two met yesterday in paris. the secretary characterized the talks as constructive. and right now at this moment europe's 28 heads of state are huddling in brussels to discuss how far they are willing to go to punish russia. cnn's erin mclaughlin is there. we understand the eu is talking about freezing the assets of ukraine's former president, viktor yanukovych along with his closest aides. how far are these sanctions that the eu leaders are talking about now, how far are they willing to go? >> reporter: hi john. well those asset freezes that you mentioned actually began today. the question now becomes how far will europe go to put pressure on russia? now the members of the 28-member eu states arriving here in brussels. the meeting is expected to begin in about a half hour. on the table, a range of measures including the possibility of individual asset freezes of people in russia believed to be responsible for the crisis in crimea. also being considered suspending potentially, nego
lavrov. the two met yesterday in paris. the secretary characterized the talks as constructive. and right now at this moment europe's 28 heads of state are huddling in brussels to discuss how far they are willing to go to punish russia. cnn's erin mclaughlin is there. we understand the eu is talking about freezing the assets of ukraine's former president, viktor yanukovych along with his closest aides. how far are these sanctions that the eu leaders are talking about now, how far are they...
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secretary of state john kerry and foreign minister sergey lavrov still meeting in paris. that meeting is happening behind closed doors. two were discussing a resolution to the crisis in ukraine and things tense along the eastern border. russia reportedly amassed about 40,000 troops in that area. tomorrow in this country is the deadline to sign up for obamacare or face a penalty for not having health coverage. the white house says it's seeing a surge of last minute signups. anyone who starts the application by tomorrow but can't finish it because of technical problems will get more time. paper applications are due april 7th. same-sex couples in england and wales have the legal right to be married. the church of england had objected but now says it will no longer campaign against the issue. the legislation was approved last july. the law went in effect last friday. royal family, ever picturesque, released this new photo of prince george. so cute. the little guy eight-month-old, at the kensington palace home. the family is planning to go to new zealand in australia and bring
secretary of state john kerry and foreign minister sergey lavrov still meeting in paris. that meeting is happening behind closed doors. two were discussing a resolution to the crisis in ukraine and things tense along the eastern border. russia reportedly amassed about 40,000 troops in that area. tomorrow in this country is the deadline to sign up for obamacare or face a penalty for not having health coverage. the white house says it's seeing a surge of last minute signups. anyone who starts the...
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this would be great dinner conversation for secretary of state john kerry and sergey lavrov. it's too bad that secretary kerry is not heading over there. kerry was supposed to travel to moscow but he dropped out over the weekend. before her boss gets in his plane, he wants to make sure russia is taking the negotiations seriously. >> all of you have traveled with the secretary quite a bit. he never shies away from hopping on a plane and having an in-person meeting but we want to make sure that that situation is taken with seriousness on the other end as well. >> joining me now is president on the council of foreign relations. thanks for coming in. the russians have invited secretary john kerry to come to moscow but they are not just rushing to russia. they are waiting to see how seriously they are willing to engage with ukraine and how much they want a process to resolve this situation diplomatically. does that sound like a step forward or backwards when it comes to finding their way out of this mess? >> i find it a good sign that the russians have extended some type of an off
this would be great dinner conversation for secretary of state john kerry and sergey lavrov. it's too bad that secretary kerry is not heading over there. kerry was supposed to travel to moscow but he dropped out over the weekend. before her boss gets in his plane, he wants to make sure russia is taking the negotiations seriously. >> all of you have traveled with the secretary quite a bit. he never shies away from hopping on a plane and having an in-person meeting but we want to make sure...
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but sergey lavrov says there have been no unlawful border crossings, inviting osc monitors to see for themselves. the fighting in this region intensifies, there seems no letup either to the war of words. dutch investigators say they're not giving up on their mission to get to the crash site. they need to repatriate the bodies they haven't found yet and get clues to find clarity on what happened to missing flight -- the crash flight of mh-17. >> got to get to that site. matthew chance for us in eastern ukraine, thanks so much. >>> up next, we're going to dive into the breaking stories overseas. we're going to speak with a key state department official what is being done now by the obama administration to work for lasting peace in both israel and gaza, also eastern ukraine. once there was a girl who never settled for ordinary... even in her laundry room. with downy unstopables, she matched her one-of-a-kind style with one-of-a-kind scents. downy unstopables in-wash scent boosters. wash in the wow. lactaid® is 100% real milk? right. real milk. but it won't cause me discomfort. exactly,
but sergey lavrov says there have been no unlawful border crossings, inviting osc monitors to see for themselves. the fighting in this region intensifies, there seems no letup either to the war of words. dutch investigators say they're not giving up on their mission to get to the crash site. they need to repatriate the bodies they haven't found yet and get clues to find clarity on what happened to missing flight -- the crash flight of mh-17. >> got to get to that site. matthew chance for...
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secretary of state john kerry meets in paris with his russian counterpart sergey lavrov who says all parties agree to hold intense talks to try to overcome the crisis. defense secretary hagel takes heat up on capitol hill but says the u.s. is suspending military exercises with russia and will step up training with poland's military. we have full coverage beginning with our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto here tw latest. jim? >> i think you could say today we saul the full yin and yang of the u.s. policy response to the crisis in crimea. on the other side, secretary of defense chuck hagel demonstrating the u.s. commitment to its nato allies with the deployment of some aircraft and the cancellation-of nato contacts with russia. on the diplomatic side, we saw the opening of a diplomatic path to solving the crisis, the so-called off ramp u.s. officials have mentioned before, still undefined, kerry said, but a start. >> reporter: u.s. and russian diplomats face to face for the first time since the start of the crisis in crimea. secretary of state john kerry said they are
secretary of state john kerry meets in paris with his russian counterpart sergey lavrov who says all parties agree to hold intense talks to try to overcome the crisis. defense secretary hagel takes heat up on capitol hill but says the u.s. is suspending military exercises with russia and will step up training with poland's military. we have full coverage beginning with our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto here tw latest. jim? >> i think you could say today we saul the...
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these comments follow his meeting with the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov. they were discussing the crisis in ukraine. in secretary kerry's words, that conversation with lavrov was, quote, a frank conversation. he said that the u.s. made clear in that conversation that it still views russia's actions in crimea as, in his words, illegal and illegitimate. on the key question of the russian forces now deployed some 40,000 russian forces on that border of eastern ukraine, which the u.s., he said, views as provocative, clearly no agreement yet. he said that both sides made suggestions to each other about possible drawdown, redeployment of troops. he also noted in the end those troops are in russia on russian soil. that remains an open question. i want to bring in our foreign affairs reporter elyse labot. she's in washington now. as you listen to secretary kerry's comments there, particularly his comments on those troops which the u.s. has made very clear is a provocative act, those russian troops on the ukrainian border, did you hear a sign that they had moved cl
these comments follow his meeting with the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov. they were discussing the crisis in ukraine. in secretary kerry's words, that conversation with lavrov was, quote, a frank conversation. he said that the u.s. made clear in that conversation that it still views russia's actions in crimea as, in his words, illegal and illegitimate. on the key question of the russian forces now deployed some 40,000 russian forces on that border of eastern ukraine, which the u.s.,...
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sergey lavrov was warned not to get greedy or agrgreedier. kerry tried again. >> he called up russia to publicly disavow the separatism. he made clear that any further efforts to destabilize ukraine would cause further costs for russia. >> warning russia not to use any military force in eastern ukraine but there is hope that a diplomatic solution can still be worked out. kerry and lavrov discussed holding talks in ten days. let's bring in peter brooks, a senior fellow for national security affairs at the heritage foundation. ukraine's acting president is calling this the second wave of russia's special operation against ukraine aimed at destabilization, toppling the current government and tearing the country apart, closed quote. how significant do you think this development is? >> i think he summed it up pretty well. this was predictable and we see this movie in crimea and it may have the same ending in eastern ukraine. >> the regional government headquarters "the most serious unrest there in the past month." is that right? >> i think it's ri
sergey lavrov was warned not to get greedy or agrgreedier. kerry tried again. >> he called up russia to publicly disavow the separatism. he made clear that any further efforts to destabilize ukraine would cause further costs for russia. >> warning russia not to use any military force in eastern ukraine but there is hope that a diplomatic solution can still be worked out. kerry and lavrov discussed holding talks in ten days. let's bring in peter brooks, a senior fellow for national...
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but russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov pointed to scenes such as you just saw to lay the ground work for russia to possibly question the legitimacy of ukraine's elections. >> translator: the situation when they use an army against their own population is quite an outstanding one. this is not afghanistan. this is a completely different situation. >> how very reassuring. president obama has said if russia interferes with ukraine's elections, it will target entire sectors of russia's economy. lavrov also dismissed the idea of more talks in geneva to ease tensions in ukraine unless the pro-russian separatists get a spot at the table. authorities claim that 30 pro-russian rebels have been killed. the violence we have seen so far there may just be the beginning. our senior international correspondent nick peyton walsh is near slovyansk. what are you seeing there? >> reporter: there is a second assault that may occur in the days ahead. and despite the fact that they themselves lost four ukrainian soldiers, the militants said they lost ten of their own people. that's a lot of casualties
but russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov pointed to scenes such as you just saw to lay the ground work for russia to possibly question the legitimacy of ukraine's elections. >> translator: the situation when they use an army against their own population is quite an outstanding one. this is not afghanistan. this is a completely different situation. >> how very reassuring. president obama has said if russia interferes with ukraine's elections, it will target entire sectors of...
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sergei lavrov, the russian foreign minister. there's so much at stake here, the territorial integrity of ukraine, eu-russia relations, russia-u.s. relations. again, i don't think anyone expects these parties to sit down and solve things. but if they come here and at least tone down the rhetoric, dial down the heat, reduce some of the accusations and the finger pointings that have been taking place and increasing over the past several days and several weeks, i think many are going to see that as a success. but things are so entangled that many don't even expect that to happen. even before this meeting ukrainian leaders signaled they're going to come to this meeting and put down on the table proof that russia is responsible for sending agents, security forces dressed in uniforms without insignia to incite some of the protests we've seen in eastern ukraine. those are troubling signs that these sides are far apart. but this is such a significant crisis, many calling it the most significant crisis after the cold war era that these di
sergei lavrov, the russian foreign minister. there's so much at stake here, the territorial integrity of ukraine, eu-russia relations, russia-u.s. relations. again, i don't think anyone expects these parties to sit down and solve things. but if they come here and at least tone down the rhetoric, dial down the heat, reduce some of the accusations and the finger pointings that have been taking place and increasing over the past several days and several weeks, i think many are going to see that as...
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., the foreign secretary, and also the ukrainian -- he invited sergey lavrov, to join them as part of this budapest amendment, what he was hoping would be part of a diplomatic way forward. but the russian foreign minister declined to attend the meeting, citing scheduling conflicts. even as the u.s. pushes for this diplomatic way forward, it's looking very rough, wolf. >> looking very rough indeed. so he has wrapped up his talks. the u.s., and correct me if i am wrong, it does formally recognize this new interim government in kiev, the government that replaced the ousted president as the legitimate government of ukraine, right? >> reporter: that's right. it doesn't recognize president yanukovych as the president of ukraine any longer, even though that's what the russians are recognizing. secretary kerry met with many members of the new government, members of the parliament and said that the u.s. wants to help them move towards the elections they'll be having. in may, they'll be training, and they also announced a very robust aid package for ukraine to the tune of $1 billion loan guaran
., the foreign secretary, and also the ukrainian -- he invited sergey lavrov, to join them as part of this budapest amendment, what he was hoping would be part of a diplomatic way forward. but the russian foreign minister declined to attend the meeting, citing scheduling conflicts. even as the u.s. pushes for this diplomatic way forward, it's looking very rough, wolf. >> looking very rough indeed. so he has wrapped up his talks. the u.s., and correct me if i am wrong, it does formally...
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now, today, the russian foreign minister, sergey lavrov, again, keeping to that kremlin line, saying that any kind of evidence, any kind of suggestion that russian forces are taking part in combat operation, inside ukraine are purely conjecture. take a listen to his explanation. >> translator: from the very beginning of the crisis, we have been blamed for everything. there have been reports that there are photographs from space showing movements of russian troops, but as it turned out, it was computer games and the images were taken from there. and the latest allegations are more or less the same kind. >> all right, well, the pro-russian rebel commanders in eastern ukraine have given an even less plausible, arguably less plausible explanation for the presence of russian troops. they're saying there are several thousands of them fighting alongside ukrainian rebels against government forces in eastern ukraine. they're saying they're russian soldiers who are on leave of absence from the russian military and are simply taking their vacation time to fight alongside, in many cases, die alo
now, today, the russian foreign minister, sergey lavrov, again, keeping to that kremlin line, saying that any kind of evidence, any kind of suggestion that russian forces are taking part in combat operation, inside ukraine are purely conjecture. take a listen to his explanation. >> translator: from the very beginning of the crisis, we have been blamed for everything. there have been reports that there are photographs from space showing movements of russian troops, but as it turned out, it...
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lavrov from the secretary of state, john kerry, is stop trying to destabilize ukraine now. and it is worth pointing out, there are still believed to be tens of thousands of russian soldiers very close to the ukrainian border at a high state of readiness. back to you, christine. >> and the big question is, is russia receiving those messages from the west and acting on them? and so far, the answer is no. phil black, thanks so much, phil. >> yeah, just one of the big stories unfolding this morning over the course of the morning. "new day" will be covering all that. let's take a look. chris cuomo joins us right now. >> hey, chris. >> hey, john, hey, christine. obviously, we're going to be taking up the search for flight 370. they haven't reconnected with these pingers. what does that mean? does it mean they're in the wrong area? does it mean the batteries have died? could it mean both? we're going to be watching that. we have an interesting guest this morning, the man who led the search for the air france flight 447. he's going it take us through, even once they reconnect with
lavrov from the secretary of state, john kerry, is stop trying to destabilize ukraine now. and it is worth pointing out, there are still believed to be tens of thousands of russian soldiers very close to the ukrainian border at a high state of readiness. back to you, christine. >> and the big question is, is russia receiving those messages from the west and acting on them? and so far, the answer is no. phil black, thanks so much, phil. >> yeah, just one of the big stories unfolding...
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sergei lavrov said this is unusual. are you thinking, and what is really the word that this is going to to ahead, this election? >> reporter: yeah, that's a presidential election set to take place at the end of the month. it will be difficult to see how the government is going to actually hold elections in the eastern part of the country, when in most of these key cities, it has little to no control. the vast majority of the government institutions are actually in the hands of the pro-russian camp. another interesting thing that is taking place also is that may 11th, the referendum that the camp is intent on holding, is said to go ahead. the initial key question of do you want to be a federal state. and we're hearing that there will be another referendum asking whether or not people here want to join russia. so there's a lot of unknowns, and a lot of uncertainty. and that really is having a devastating impact on the population here. >> certainly. arwa damon, thank you so much for that. >>> coming up, a dire climate chan
sergei lavrov said this is unusual. are you thinking, and what is really the word that this is going to to ahead, this election? >> reporter: yeah, that's a presidential election set to take place at the end of the month. it will be difficult to see how the government is going to actually hold elections in the eastern part of the country, when in most of these key cities, it has little to no control. the vast majority of the government institutions are actually in the hands of the...
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there was a phone call last night between russian foreign minister sergey lavrov and john kerry, and quite frankly, that did not lead to very much. so, the two sides still very far apart and there really isn't any sign, especially in the east of this country, that there's any de-escalation. the u.s. know that any de-escalation has to come from moscow and be initiated by moscow, john. >> rather ominous words from fred pleitgen in kiev, who says there's been zero movement toward any diplomatic solution in eastern part of the country. fred, thank you very much. >> and whether vice president biden can even make any headway. >> he's there, but what can he produce while there? >> exactly. >>> coming up on "new day," kate bolduan. >> good morning both of you. we're tracking the late yelsst e search for flight 370. the underwater bluefin-21 sub is back in the water scanning the ocean floor but so far has yet to turn up any sign of the plane. if the bluefin's search doesn't yield any results, the big question is, what happens next? they are going to start that conversation, they say, and how
there was a phone call last night between russian foreign minister sergey lavrov and john kerry, and quite frankly, that did not lead to very much. so, the two sides still very far apart and there really isn't any sign, especially in the east of this country, that there's any de-escalation. the u.s. know that any de-escalation has to come from moscow and be initiated by moscow, john. >> rather ominous words from fred pleitgen in kiev, who says there's been zero movement toward any...
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lavrov tomorrow in london the fear is does it stop here? is what we're seeing on the eastern borders of ukraine perhaps a harbinger of something to come in the days ahead, wolf? >> and this referendum that's supposed to take place on sunday, by all accounts the vote in crimea will be for crimea to leave ukraine and become part of russia, is that the expectation? >> reporter: well, certainly, the ballot paper doesn't give you much choice. it says do you want to be part of russia or do you want to go back to the 1992 constitution which leaves crimea as being an autonomous part of ukraine. a way of saying crimea being an autonomous republic. the choice is to leave ukraine either way. i think we're expecting a vote to do that on sunday most likely bringing the country into the russian federation. a lot of news here of that already under way. suggestions of electricity being brought here, mobile phone services being changed. the crimea de facto government taking control of oil and gas here. diplomacy really it seems over, frankly. >> ominous dev
lavrov tomorrow in london the fear is does it stop here? is what we're seeing on the eastern borders of ukraine perhaps a harbinger of something to come in the days ahead, wolf? >> and this referendum that's supposed to take place on sunday, by all accounts the vote in crimea will be for crimea to leave ukraine and become part of russia, is that the expectation? >> reporter: well, certainly, the ballot paper doesn't give you much choice. it says do you want to be part of russia or...
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lavrov from russia, but whether or not anything be achieved, and even though syria is expected to take up a lot of talking room there, well, at this point, there's not a lot of hopes. john? >> they leave these talks in geneva with nothing tangible, except for the fact that they spoke at all, and maybe, just maybe going forward that will count for something. mohammed jamjoom, thank you so much for being with us this morning. appreciate it. >>> the death penalty is now on the table in the case against dzhokhar tsarnaev, the surviving boston marathon bombing suspect. he faces 30 charges in the case, and prosecutors are saying they plan to pursue the death penalty on more than half of them. tsarnaev has pled not guilty in the attack last april, an attack that left three dead and injured 260 others. >>> this morning changes are coming to new york city's controversial stop-and-frisk program. the new mayor, bill de blasio, announcing that the city has given up its appeal of a judge's ruling and will accept reforms, including an independent federal monitor. now, this is a major change from the
lavrov from russia, but whether or not anything be achieved, and even though syria is expected to take up a lot of talking room there, well, at this point, there's not a lot of hopes. john? >> they leave these talks in geneva with nothing tangible, except for the fact that they spoke at all, and maybe, just maybe going forward that will count for something. mohammed jamjoom, thank you so much for being with us this morning. appreciate it. >>> the death penalty is now on the table...
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lavrov. that apparently is not happening. the u.s., of course, is saying there's not going to be any u.s. top officials visiting moscow until there is some sort of progress, especially on the question of the crimea referendum, but it seems as though the russians are just remaining absolutely hard on that question. not only are they saying they are going to let this referendum go through, they're going to support the fact that this referendum is going through, but the duma, the parliament here in moscow, has already said that it's going to debate the results of that referendum only a couple of days after it happens. of course, those could be the initial stages of crimea becoming a part of russia. so, i wouldn't even say it's not any movement, i would say that things have actually gotten more difficult between the u.s. and russia on the ukraine and on the crimea issue, john. >> backwards an awful bad direction in this crisis. fred pleitgen in moscow. thank you so much. >>> another day of testim
lavrov. that apparently is not happening. the u.s., of course, is saying there's not going to be any u.s. top officials visiting moscow until there is some sort of progress, especially on the question of the crimea referendum, but it seems as though the russians are just remaining absolutely hard on that question. not only are they saying they are going to let this referendum go through, they're going to support the fact that this referendum is going through, but the duma, the parliament here...
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. >> diana, we understand the russian foreign minister, sergey lavrov, and his chinese counterpart have spoken by phone about the situation. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: well, we know simply from the russian foreign ministry that they had this talk and that their views, russia and china, their views coincide on this issue and that they would be staying in close contact. there are so many high-level talks going on. there is also an osce meeting this afternoon to try and resolve this physician, and john kerry will be coming to kiev on tuesday. so, so many diplomatic efforts. and i've got to tell you, the people here in crimea feel like thaerz caught in the middle of it, and a lot of people say, please, put the message across that right here it's peaceful now. it seems to be that the real anguish, the angst is going on in the war of words around this small part of ukraine, christine. >> that's a really good point. diana magnay, thank you so much. and of course, so much of the issue here is that ukraine is quite literally the pipeline for russia and so much exports of oil a
. >> diana, we understand the russian foreign minister, sergey lavrov, and his chinese counterpart have spoken by phone about the situation. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: well, we know simply from the russian foreign ministry that they had this talk and that their views, russia and china, their views coincide on this issue and that they would be staying in close contact. there are so many high-level talks going on. there is also an osce meeting this afternoon to try...
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lavrov, the russian foreign minister, when they meet tomorrow in paris. >> what about the message he was trying to send in it was also a message to the people of ukraine, right? >> reporter: absolutely, wolf. the whole day was kind of totally with symbolism. first, he started at the shrine of the fallen, then met with ordinary ukrainance. they told him about their story. then he met with government officials, this brand-new government, and offered u.s. support to the tune of $1 billion loan guaranty. other types of technical advice, and had these harsh words for russia, but then came to paris, new ukrainian foreign minister hitched a ride on his plane, showing the u.s. support for this nation. the ukrainian foreign minister said to us, wolf, we know we aren't as strong as russia, but when we have the international support behind us, when i'm flying possibly to meet the russian foreign minister in paris on the secretary of state's plane, that sends an important message to ukrainance that we're a strong nation, and we have the international support behind us. we don't need to shoot a g
lavrov, the russian foreign minister, when they meet tomorrow in paris. >> what about the message he was trying to send in it was also a message to the people of ukraine, right? >> reporter: absolutely, wolf. the whole day was kind of totally with symbolism. first, he started at the shrine of the fallen, then met with ordinary ukrainance. they told him about their story. then he met with government officials, this brand-new government, and offered u.s. support to the tune of $1...
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john kerry is headed to london to meet with his russian counterpart sergey lavrov. and the state department had said earlier this week that kerry would not make such a trip unless russia was showing concrete steps in terms of being open to a diplomatic path forward. i talked to a senior administration official who said the secretary would not be making that trip unless they saw those steps being taken, so there's a small glimmer of hope there, but a very stark assessment coming from yatsenyuk where he told the president quote we'll never surrender when talking about the russian occupation of crimea, but i asked him just outside the west wing when he came out to talk to reporters just briefly, would president putin of russia stand down, does he believe that vladimir putin would back down and it was very striking what he said, wolf. he said if russia's allowed to invade and occupy and take over crimea, the rest of ukraine could come next. >> jim acosta with the latest on that very important story. >>> coming up, we'll get back to the breaking news including our specia
john kerry is headed to london to meet with his russian counterpart sergey lavrov. and the state department had said earlier this week that kerry would not make such a trip unless russia was showing concrete steps in terms of being open to a diplomatic path forward. i talked to a senior administration official who said the secretary would not be making that trip unless they saw those steps being taken, so there's a small glimmer of hope there, but a very stark assessment coming from yatsenyuk...
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lavrov assured him the exercises are not related to the ukraine. but he cautioned -- >> statements are statements. words are words. we have all learned that it's actions and the follow-on choices that make the greatest difference. >> reporter: so if russia does not send troops inside ukraine, what could be its intentions? >> definitely take this as a signal that russia is testing itself on sending a message that it is prepared to do things if there is a situation that develops that russia feels it has to protect its interests. >> reporter: and now in a odd coincidence, a russian intelligence ship docked in cuba 90 miles from florida without explanation from havana or moscow. now, russian officials also assured the u.s. that russia was not behind the storming of that parliament building in eastern ukraine. lavrov said he learned about it first watching the television. there is a trust deficit here. when kerry asked if he trusted putin, he said, wolf, there is some value in putin and that's why you keep hearing from u.s. officials they are going to k
lavrov assured him the exercises are not related to the ukraine. but he cautioned -- >> statements are statements. words are words. we have all learned that it's actions and the follow-on choices that make the greatest difference. >> reporter: so if russia does not send troops inside ukraine, what could be its intentions? >> definitely take this as a signal that russia is testing itself on sending a message that it is prepared to do things if there is a situation that develops...
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. >>> secretary of state john kerry is in london for last-minute talks with sergey lavrov. the goal is to stop russia from trying to annex it into ukraine. they are expected to become part of russia on sunday. right now, a massive russian troop build up along the border. he fears russian forces may be preparing for a large-scale invasion. want to go live in crimea. nick? >> reporter: this really is crumple time in london. will john kerry have any influence at all on russian policy here when he meets lavrov. the focus of this meeting seems to be shifting. now we have this 8 1/2 thousand strong russian army, many say to familiarize these troops with that territory. that's causing a lot of nerves. i think many consider what's happening here in crimea a bum deal. the issue now with one day in the clash between pro russian and pro ukrainian rallies and 17 people injured last night, is that violence going to make russia intervene. crim crimea, i think that decision is being made. we're looking to see if diplomacy is dead or if we'll see very tough sanctions from the united states
. >>> secretary of state john kerry is in london for last-minute talks with sergey lavrov. the goal is to stop russia from trying to annex it into ukraine. they are expected to become part of russia on sunday. right now, a massive russian troop build up along the border. he fears russian forces may be preparing for a large-scale invasion. want to go live in crimea. nick? >> reporter: this really is crumple time in london. will john kerry have any influence at all on russian...
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. >> reporter: his russian counterpart sergey lavrov level d right back, saying it's the u.s. betting everything on a military solution. the obama administration largely dependent on geneva talks is looking for other options. >> none of us want boots on the ground but to visit other options that are viable then i think is the only thing that we can do. this is shameful. >> reporter: that leaves a broad range of alternatives which the white house is so far rejected from arming and training the opposition to covert operations to targeting regime forces with air strikes. >> if you are not willing to put any lives at risk under any circumstances or risk, then people simply think you don't care and since so many are willing to put lives at risk, they are going to determine the outcome of the battles that unfold in syria. >> reporter: the lost refugee was eventually reunited with this family, one small dose of relief for a country desperate for peace. senior administration officials tell cnn that the u.s. is now pushing for a new u.n. security council resolution condemning the atroc
. >> reporter: his russian counterpart sergey lavrov level d right back, saying it's the u.s. betting everything on a military solution. the obama administration largely dependent on geneva talks is looking for other options. >> none of us want boots on the ground but to visit other options that are viable then i think is the only thing that we can do. this is shameful. >> reporter: that leaves a broad range of alternatives which the white house is so far rejected from arming...
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. >> reporter: russian foreign minister sergey lavrov has rejected the argument saying, quote, western politicians accuse russia of trying to resoviet-ize the post-soviet world, but this would be fut i'll. and he said any impartial observer knows this. for any russian the mantra is never again. it will never allow it to disappear as it did in the former soviet union, first in the republics then in eastern europe. i spoke with bill richardson. >> i believe president putin is very pragmatic. they'll see that it's not in their interests for this violence to erupt so openly and for russia to be basically backing and keeping alive the current ukrainian government. >> reporter: recently russian officials feel they were bamboozled into supporting regime change in libya, another russian ally. they don't want to see that happen again, but there's a potential for a positive role as well. we heard today that the russians are sending an envoy to the ukraine to play the role of mediator, hopefully having a peaceful influence, a calming influence on the violence there. but the question is would the
. >> reporter: russian foreign minister sergey lavrov has rejected the argument saying, quote, western politicians accuse russia of trying to resoviet-ize the post-soviet world, but this would be fut i'll. and he said any impartial observer knows this. for any russian the mantra is never again. it will never allow it to disappear as it did in the former soviet union, first in the republics then in eastern europe. i spoke with bill richardson. >> i believe president putin is very...
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. >> so when vladimir putin or sergey lavrov -- you've met with them for five years. >> let's go through the history of this. with respect to crimea, for days and weeks the russians said that they were not a russian military actors and service people. in fact, it was an indigenous uprising and now vladimir putin said that they have participated in their breaking away. this is a covert operation and i think the best way the russians are treating it is a covert operation and it's undeniable. >> so these individuals that went in with masks, they are russian citizens, russian forces, intelligence operatives, whatever you want to call them, they came in there and did what they are doing. there's no doubt, from your perspective, that they are responsible for this? >> i don't think so. there's going to be a mix of actors in the course of this thing but in terms of the initial actions where you had a coordinated takeover of public buildings in nine or ten cities, very well-coordinated and put together in a very careful and quick way, i don't think there's any doubt that that was done at the russ
. >> so when vladimir putin or sergey lavrov -- you've met with them for five years. >> let's go through the history of this. with respect to crimea, for days and weeks the russians said that they were not a russian military actors and service people. in fact, it was an indigenous uprising and now vladimir putin said that they have participated in their breaking away. this is a covert operation and i think the best way the russians are treating it is a covert operation and it's...
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sergei lavrov has declined the invitation. he will be in paris tomorrow for a donor's conference on lebanon. they had hoped that secretary kerry would be meeting with foreign minister, lavrov while they are in europe. it remains to be seen whether secretary kerry will meet with mr. lavrov but it doesn't look like russia will be taking this diplomatic off ramp as part of the meeting. the u.s. hoped that russia, ukraine at the table would move things along. doesn't look good. >> elise labott traveling with the secretary of state, john kerry, in kiev. joining us now, ambassador, christopher hill, a retired u.s. diplomate, the dean of the joseph corevel school of international stud disies in de. what do you make of this that russia has declined this invitation to sit down with the government and see if there is some diplomatic solution? >> well, i think the problem right now is the russians are calling the ukrainians an illegitimate government. it is kind of problematic to sit down with them in the next day. i do believe that ther
sergei lavrov has declined the invitation. he will be in paris tomorrow for a donor's conference on lebanon. they had hoped that secretary kerry would be meeting with foreign minister, lavrov while they are in europe. it remains to be seen whether secretary kerry will meet with mr. lavrov but it doesn't look like russia will be taking this diplomatic off ramp as part of the meeting. the u.s. hoped that russia, ukraine at the table would move things along. doesn't look good. >> elise...
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lavrov, because the people here in this border region really don't trust the russians where they say, okay, putin says he may be moving one battalion of 800 men back from the border, but they still believe that there are many thousands more russian troops massing just over there. and so, people like this, people like these men have formed self-defense militias. normally, these are civilians, but they have had some military experience in the distant past. so now they're forming self-defense militias, because they say that if the russians do invade, they will help the military. these may also start up some sort of guerrilla war, breaking down into small units. and that's why these men have been setting up some kind of camp here. let me just basically show you around. you've got sandbags here. we've got sandbags here, and i'll show you, they have been sandbagging here. they're starting to make up molotov cocktails as well, because they say if the russians do advance along this main highway, they will have to stage these kind of guerrilla strikes to try and hold the russians up, to give
lavrov, because the people here in this border region really don't trust the russians where they say, okay, putin says he may be moving one battalion of 800 men back from the border, but they still believe that there are many thousands more russian troops massing just over there. and so, people like this, people like these men have formed self-defense militias. normally, these are civilians, but they have had some military experience in the distant past. so now they're forming self-defense...
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. >> russian foreign minister sergei lavrov says any push for ukraine to join nato is a bid to derail the peace process. lavrov accuses the u.s. of supporting the party of war in ki kiev. >> translator: the surge in anti-russian rhetoric that we have seen when there is very active effort to seek a political solution shows that the party of war in kiev has external support, in this case from the united states. >> joining me now from san francisco is edward walker, executive director of soviet and post soviet studies at the university of california berkeley. thank you so much for joining us. i want to ask you, you write in the los angeles times that what's behind russia's moves in ukraine is, well, just quite simply, fear of nato, and that fear has been going on for some time. >> yes. it's about the incorporation of ukraine into the western institutional orbit. not just nato, but the eu as well. and indeed russians interpret skegs to the european union as more or less part and parcel of the entire process of drawing ukraine into the west. >> right. . what is your reaction to what we jus
. >> russian foreign minister sergei lavrov says any push for ukraine to join nato is a bid to derail the peace process. lavrov accuses the u.s. of supporting the party of war in ki kiev. >> translator: the surge in anti-russian rhetoric that we have seen when there is very active effort to seek a political solution shows that the party of war in kiev has external support, in this case from the united states. >> joining me now from san francisco is edward walker, executive...
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so that's what sergei lavrov was referring to. >> thank you so much for that update. keep us posted. >>> all right, now for the threat from isis and a stern new warning from u.s. secretary of state john kerry. he says they must be eliminated but that the u.s. should not take them on alone. in an opinion column for today's "new york times," quote, with the united response led by the united states and the broadest possible coalition of nations the cancer of isis will not be allowed to spread to other countries. the world can confront this and ultimately defeat it. isis is not omnipotent. kerry seems stronger than the president's remarks on thursday when he suggested the u.s. had no strategy. erin, kerry's op-ed is more of a damage control after the president's comments? >> reporter: really what it is is buying time. the president is back here today. he came back last night from a fundraiser. he's here possibly for some meetings. we haven't gotten any announcement just yet. what we also know from that op-ed is that as john kerry said, they do need to get some foreign lea
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lavrov, the russian foreign minister told secretary of state john kerry in a call last night. appears the russians are well on their way to a big confrontation here. guys? >> fred pleitgen in moscow. >>> blatant disregard ofity nearingal law you what, vice president biden called this annexation of crimea. >> very complicated, you have on the other side, the people have spoken, say it violates the constitution, we didn't monitor the vote, but it's very popular in russia. it s >> putin's numbers are very high we will take a break here on "new day." when can he come back, we will keep looking at the new information only if the 370, testing it. if a what is fact what is just new takes on what's going on. most frustrating for the families waiting for answers. you are look ac the a scene from this morning. they are growing desperate, more so by the hour. one mother had to be dragged from the news conference that just ended. we will tell you about the extreme measures some families are willing to go to for answers. >>> and we are learning that data was deleted from the personal play
lavrov, the russian foreign minister told secretary of state john kerry in a call last night. appears the russians are well on their way to a big confrontation here. guys? >> fred pleitgen in moscow. >>> blatant disregard ofity nearingal law you what, vice president biden called this annexation of crimea. >> very complicated, you have on the other side, the people have spoken, say it violates the constitution, we didn't monitor the vote, but it's very popular in russia. it...
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lavrov and we agreed to remove all the weapons. instead of a partial solution, we're getting a whole solution to the problem of chemical weapons. it's remarkable to me that people simply want to refuse to accept that we're better off getting all the weapons out than striking for one or two days and doing damage to some of them. >> i understand that, mr. secretary. obviously the job is to test the arguments that will be made by the administration, and we appreciate you doing so. let me switch topics slightly. when you look at situations of american citizens abroad like kenneth bae and the marine, mr. toririsi being held in mexico. we had his mother on hoping for more on that situation. the family of kenneth bae. isn't it important that you do more there? >> absolutely. it's important to get any citizen back, and we are literally working daily on every single citizen. just the other day, i spoke out publicly about mr. heck manny in iran. we raised these issues. i raised them with mexican officials when i was in mexico. we are working
lavrov and we agreed to remove all the weapons. instead of a partial solution, we're getting a whole solution to the problem of chemical weapons. it's remarkable to me that people simply want to refuse to accept that we're better off getting all the weapons out than striking for one or two days and doing damage to some of them. >> i understand that, mr. secretary. obviously the job is to test the arguments that will be made by the administration, and we appreciate you doing so. let me...
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from secretary of state john kerry to foreign minister sergey lavrov. they have a close relationship and speak often through the defense ministers, so the ambassador is a symbolic measure, but isn't really going to have any effect on the diplomatic relations because that's really done between capitals. >> thank you so much and obviously, the question if russia gets kicked out of the g8, will they strong more strongly towards brazil, china, india and russia. we're going to be right back with a lot more. stay with us. [ male announcer ] did you know that if you wear a partial, you're almost twice as likely to lose your supporting teeth? try poligrip for partials. poligrip helps minimize stress which may damage supporting teeth by stabilizing your partial. care for your partial. help protect your natural teeth. [ chainsaw whirring ] humans -- sometimes life trips us up. sometimes we trip ourselves up. and although the mistakes may seem to just keep coming at you, so do the solutions. like multi-policy discounts from liberty mutual insurance. save up to 10%
from secretary of state john kerry to foreign minister sergey lavrov. they have a close relationship and speak often through the defense ministers, so the ambassador is a symbolic measure, but isn't really going to have any effect on the diplomatic relations because that's really done between capitals. >> thank you so much and obviously, the question if russia gets kicked out of the g8, will they strong more strongly towards brazil, china, india and russia. we're going to be right back...
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the state department confirms that kerry and russian foreign minister sergei lavrov will meet tomorrow. they'll discuss ways to diffuse the situation in ukraine. president vladimir putin phoned president obama yesterday to discuss the crisis. the white house says they agreed kerry and lavrov would meet to consider a "diplomatic resolution." >>> an earthquake that hit southern california last night was about ten times stronger than the one that struck on st. patrick's day. the 5.1 magnitude quake caused no major injuries. it threw items from shelves, left a couple thousand people without power and did break some water mains and triggered a rock slide that led to this car, you see there, flipping over. nearly two dozen aftershocks followed. >>> well, about an hour ago, a moment of silence took place in washington state to mark the instant a monster hillside collapsed and killed at least 17 people one week ago today. before and after video shows how green valleys are now drowning in mud. and as people paid tribute, volunteers and rescue teams search for survivors in rainy weather. cnn's p
the state department confirms that kerry and russian foreign minister sergei lavrov will meet tomorrow. they'll discuss ways to diffuse the situation in ukraine. president vladimir putin phoned president obama yesterday to discuss the crisis. the white house says they agreed kerry and lavrov would meet to consider a "diplomatic resolution." >>> an earthquake that hit southern california last night was about ten times stronger than the one that struck on st. patrick's day. the...